Hand Immobilizing Dexterity Trainer Glove

ABSTRACT

A hand immobilizing dexterity trainer glove for improving non-dominant hand dexterity includes a glove body having a dorsal side, a ventral side, a thumb side, and a pinky side. The glove body has a wrist aperture, a finger aperture, and a hand cavity extending from the wrist aperture to the finger aperture. The glove body is configured to receive a dominant hand of a user and extend from below a wrist to past a second knuckle of each finger of the user while covering a thumb of the user entirely within the hand cavity. A wrist tightening mechanism is coupled to the glove body proximal the wrist aperture to tighten and alternatively loosen the wrist aperture. A finger tightening mechanism is coupled to the glove body proximal the finger aperture to tighten and alternatively loosen the finger aperture. The hand immobilizing dexterity trainer glove renders the user&#39;s dominant hand unusable.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (1) Field of the Invention (2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98

The disclosure and prior art relates to training gloves and more particularly pertains to a new training glove for improving non-dominant hand dexterity.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a glove body having a dorsal side, a ventral side, a thumb side, and a pinky side. The glove body has a wrist aperture, a finger aperture, and a hand cavity extending from the wrist aperture to the finger aperture. The glove body is configured to receive a dominant hand of a user and extend from below a wrist of the user to past a second knuckle of each finger of the user while covering a thumb of the user entirely within the hand cavity. A wrist tightening mechanism is coupled to the glove body proximal the wrist aperture to tighten and alternatively loosen the wrist aperture. A finger tightening mechanism is coupled to the glove body proximal the finger aperture to tighten and alternatively loosen the finger aperture. The glove body, the wrist tightening mechanism, and the finger tightening mechanism are configured to render the dominant hand of the user unusable.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is an isometric in-use view of a hand immobilizing dexterity trainer glove according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 5 thereof, a new training glove embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 5, the hand immobilizing dexterity trainer glove 10 generally comprises a glove body 12 having a dorsal side 14, a ventral side 16, a thumb side 18, and a pinky side 20. The glove body has a wrist aperture 22, a finger aperture 24, and a hand cavity 26 extending from the wrist aperture 22 to the finger aperture 24 to receive a dominant hand 28 of a user. The glove body 12 extends from below a wrist 30 of the user to past a second knuckle of each finger of the user and covers a thumb 32 of the user entirely within the hand cavity. A thumb divider 34 may be coupled to the glove body within the hand cavity 26 extending from the ventral side 16 to the dorsal side 14 and from the finger aperture 24 to a midline 36 of the glove body. The thumb divider creates a thumb pocket 38 from the thumb side 18 to the thumb divider 34 to receive the thumb 32 of the user.

A wrist tightening mechanism 40 is coupled to the glove body proximal the wrist aperture 22. The wrist tightening mechanism may comprise a wrist strap 42 having a fixed end 44, a free end 46, a top side 48, and a bottom side 50. The top side has a first hook-and-loop fastener 52 adjacent the fixed end 44 and the bottom side has a second hook-and-loop fastener 54 adjacent the free end 46. The first hook-and-loop fastener is selectively engageable with the second hook-and-loop fastener and the wrist strap 42 is wrapable around the glove body 12 adjacent the wrist aperture 22. The wrist tightening mechanism 40 tightens and alternatively loosens the wrist aperture 22 and is configured to secure the glove body 12 to the wrist 30 of the user.

A finger tightening mechanism 56 is coupled to the glove body 12 proximal the finger aperture 24. The finger tightening mechanism may comprise a finger strap 58 having a second fixed end 60, a second free end 62, an up side 64, and a down side 66. The up side has a third hook-and-loop fastener 68 adjacent the second fixed end 60 and a fourth hook-and-loop fastener 70 adjacent the second free end 62. The third hook-and-loop fastener is selectively engageable with the fourth hook-and-loop fastener and the second free end 62 passes through a slot 72 in the glove body proximal the finger aperture 24 and folds back toward the second fixed end 60 to cinch the finger aperture. The finger tightening mechanism 56 thus tightens and alternatively loosens the finger aperture 24.

In use, the user places the dominant hand 28 through the wrist aperture 22 until the glove body 12 extends from below the wrist 30 to past the second knuckle of each finger and covers the thumb 32 entirely. The user then adjusts the wrist tightening mechanism 40 and the finger tightening mechanism 56 to tighten the wrist aperture 22 and the finger aperture 24. The glove body, the wrist tightening mechanism, and the finger tightening mechanism thus render the dominant hand of the user unusable. The user then plays an ambidextrous sport such as basketball but is forced to use his non-dominant hand to dribble, shoot, and play, thus improving his dexterity in his non-dominant hand.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements. 

I claim:
 1. A hand immobilizing dexterity trainer glove comprising: a glove body having a dorsal side, a ventral side, a thumb side, and a pinky side, the glove body having a wrist aperture, a finger aperture, and a hand cavity extending from the wrist aperture to the finger aperture, wherein the glove body is configured to receive a dominant hand of a user, wherein the glove body extends from below a wrist of the user to past a second knuckle of each finger of the user and covers a thumb of the user entirely within the hand cavity; a wrist tightening mechanism coupled to the glove body, the wrist tightening mechanism being proximal the wrist aperture, the wrist tightening mechanism tightening and alternatively loosening the wrist aperture; and a finger tightening mechanism coupled to the glove body, the finger tightening mechanism being proximal the finger aperture, the finger tightening mechanism tightening and alternatively loosening the finger aperture; wherein the glove body, the wrist tightening mechanism, and the finger tightening mechanism are configured to render the dominant hand of the user unusable.
 2. The hand immobilizing dexterity trainer glove of claim 1 further comprising a thumb divider coupled to the glove body within the hand cavity, the thumb divider extending from the ventral side to the dorsal side and from the finger aperture to a midline of the glove body, the thumb divider creating a thumb pocket from the thumb side to the thumb divider, wherein the thumb divider is configured to receive the thumb of the user.
 3. The hand immobilizing dexterity trainer glove of claim 1 further comprising the wrist tightening mechanism comprising a wrist strap having a fixed end, a free end, a top side, and a bottom side, the top side having a first hook-and-loop fastener adjacent the fixed end, the bottom side having a second hook-and-loop fastener adjacent the free end, the first hook-and-loop fastener being selectively engageable with the second hook-and-loop fastener, the wrist strap being wrapable around the glove body adjacent the wrist aperture and configured to secure the glove body to the wrist of the user.
 4. The hand immobilizing dexterity trainer glove of claim 3 further comprising the finger tightening mechanism comprising a finger strap having a second fixed end, a second free end, an up side, and a down side, the up side having a third hook-and-loop fastener adjacent the second fixed end and a fourth hook-and-loop fastener adjacent the second free end, the third hook-and-loop fastener being selectively engageable with the fourth hook-and-loop fastener, the second free end passing through a slot in the glove body proximal the finger aperture and folding back toward the fixed end to cinch the finger aperture.
 5. A hand immobilizing dexterity trainer glove comprising: a glove body having a dorsal side, a ventral side, a thumb side, and a pinky side, the glove body having a wrist aperture, a finger aperture, and a hand cavity extending from the wrist aperture to the finger aperture, wherein the glove body is configured to receive a dominant hand of a user, wherein the glove body extends from below a wrist of the user to past a second knuckle of each finger of the user and covers a thumb of the user entirely within the hand cavity; a thumb divider coupled to the glove body within the hand cavity, the thumb divider extending from the ventral side to the dorsal side and from the finger aperture to a midline of the glove body, the thumb divider creating a thumb pocket from the thumb side to the thumb divider, wherein the thumb divider is configured to receive the thumb of the user; a wrist tightening mechanism coupled to the glove body, the wrist tightening mechanism being proximal the wrist aperture, the wrist tightening mechanism comprising a wrist strap having a fixed end, a free end, a top side, and a bottom side, the top side having a first hook-and-loop fastener adjacent the fixed end, the bottom side having a second hook-and-loop fastener adjacent the free end, the first hook-and-loop fastener being selectively engageable with the second hook-and-loop fastener, the wrist strap being wrapable around the glove body adjacent the wrist aperture, the wrist tightening mechanism tightening and alternatively loosening the wrist aperture and configured to secure the glove body to the wrist of the user; and a finger tightening mechanism coupled to the glove body, the finger tightening mechanism being proximal the finger aperture, the finger tightening mechanism comprising a finger strap having a second fixed end, a second free end, an up side, and a down side, the up side having a third hook-and-loop fastener adjacent the second fixed end and a fourth hook-and-loop fastener adjacent the second free end, the third hook-and-loop fastener being selectively engageable with the fourth hook-and-loop fastener, the second free end passing through a slot in the glove body proximal the finger aperture and folding back toward the fixed end to cinch the finger aperture, the finger tightening mechanism tightening and alternatively loosening the finger aperture; wherein the glove body, the wrist tightening mechanism, and the finger tightening mechanism are configured to render the dominant hand of the user unusable. 